New! HeinOnline Donates Free Online Access to Some Historical U.S. Legal Materials via Law Library of Congress Guide to Law
HeinOnline is a well-known legal research resource from William S. Hein.
From a Guest Post by Post by Ann Hemmens on the In Custodia Legis Blog (Law Library of Congress):
Through an agreement with the Library of Congress, the publisher William S. Hein & Co., Inc. has generously allowed the Law Library of Congress to offer free online access to historical U.S. legal materials from HeinOnline.
Researchers can download PDF files of up to 20 pages per download.
These titles are available through the Library’s web portal, Guide to Law Online: U.S. Federal, and include:
- United States Code 1925-1988 (includes content up to 1993)
- From Guide to Law Online: United States Law
- United States Reports v. 1-542 (1754-2004)
- From Guide to Law Online: United States Judiciary
- Code of Federal Regulations (1938-1995)
- From Guide to Law Online: Executive
- Federal Register v. 1-58 (1936-1993)
- From Guide to Law Online: Executive
We strongly encourage you to take a look at the complete blog post that Ann Hemmens has prepared. It includes several screenshots and directions on how to browse the materials.
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